Insect-trap.



T. G. TAYLOR.

INSECT TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.13,1911.

1,931,827, Patented July 9, 1912.

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T. G. TAYLOR. msB'cT TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.13,1911

Patented July 9, 1912.

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INSECT-TRAP.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J 111)" 9, 1912.

Application filed February 13, 1911. Serial No. 508,297.

To nN'w/mm 11- may concern j Be it known that I, THOMAS G. TA'vLon.

St. Louis, in the State of Missouri. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insect-Traps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to insect traps and particularly to a collapsible trap, which may be taken downfor shipping and when set up is rigid and properly stayed, so as to withstand rough usage. The trap belongs to the well known funnel cntrancetype, and the invention resides in certain retine ments and improvements whereby its etli-" ciency as a trap and its strength and durability are increased.

In order to be ell'ective a Hy trap must be. made rather large. and unless some provision is made for packing the traps in a small spat" the shipping cost becomes prohibitive. Attempts have been made to construct collapsible traps but considerable difficulty has been experienced in securing sutlicient strength to withstand hard usage. and my invention relates to the proper construction and bracing of such traps, whereby l secure. a tight, rigid structure. in which each part braces the others, and in which the gauze of the trap is properly stayed so as to withstand the h at used in killing the tlies.

The invention will be described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1' is a side elevation of a trap constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. :2 is an enlarged vertical section of the same; Fig. 3 is a section on the line cc of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the structure forming the side of a trap showing the stays and the longitudinal joint. Fig.

c-o of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a perspective view the longitudinal joint. the wire gauze being omitted for clearness; Fig. .7 is a perspective view of theentrance funnel; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the base pan.

The trap consists of five essential parts. a base pan 1, a cap plate 2, the side Walls 3, alocking strip 4 therefor, and the entrance funnel .5.

The base pan consists of .a sheet metal stamping of "circular form -and convex upward. The pan is formed with annular depressions or troughs 6 in which molasses or the like may be placed as a bait, and ears 7 are stamped out adjacent. the edge of the pan and are bent outward to form supporting hooks or lugs, as clearly indicated in Fig. 8. The rim 5 of the pan may be corrugated or may be given other fanciful or ornamental form.

The side walls of the trap consist of a sheet of ,wire gauze 9 reinforced around its edges with strips of sheet metal 10 and 11 folded uponthemselves and erimped upon the edges-of the gauze. 'lhe strips 10 form the hoop ends of the trap when set up and are merely bent to U-sluipe and criinped onto the gauze. but the strips 11 form the contacting edges of the side of the trap and are made of wider strips with their edges bent toward each other as at 12 and 13. The edge of the wire gauze 9 is also folded upon itself, inserted in one fold 12 of the .drawings. This strip is slid to position longitudinally and completely closes any gap between the strips 11. The gauze 9 is further braced by stays 15 of sheet metal. These also'consist of narrow strips having their edges bent toward each other (see Fig. 5) and are held in place by having their ends crimped into the fold of the strips 10 as at 16. This crimping is eifected atthe time the wire gauze is crimped in. Fig. 6 being shown without the gauze merelyto clearly indicate the fornt of the bracing. The gauze 9 is tied to the stays 15 by wire ties 17.

After the side wall of the trap has been locked in its cylindrical form by means of the strip 4, the cap plate 2 which consists of a dished sheet metal stamping having a c v-, lindrical portion 18, is forced into one end.

The portion 18 fits tightly into the reint'oi-e-.

funnel also is retained in position b y, friction. p a The sidewall of the' trap and its attached parts are 'set upon the base pan and [are supported by the ears 7,; as clearly-shown in FiggiZ, so that a space is le ft betwe'en the base; pan and: the side walls "through which .flies may enter.

The operation of the trap will be -,underswodfrnm the description already given. i

In; shipping the traps the side' walls'xand lockingistrips are bundled together. The

elitranceiflinnels are nested and are packed "inside the sidmwalls, which, as will be readily understood-are bent practically to their cylindrical form in the manufacture of thetra'p 'bnt'havej their edges sprung apart. 'fThe sidewalls and funnels thus form a com-= pact approximately cylindrical bundle well 2, ment, and thebase, pans and .cap plates are nested so far as theirlforin'permits and are,

adapted towithstand hard usage in ship-f put in lone package with the other parts of? but slightly greater than that of one assemunduly fra ile.-

cape throu h them. I

Having it us described the inventio ,what I the'traps. In this way, about twenty-five collapsed traps may be packed in a volume bled trap, and form a bundle which is not of; the side wags The ben ing to form and the simple lockin ake jitpossible -to setup the trap practically.

even ifoverheated. All joints in the trap are absolutely tight sothat flies cannot es- Iclaimis'z I 1[ In'an insect trap the combinatidn of a hait; supportbase pan fadapted to contain ing brackets formed integrally with the base pan; cylindrical side walls, for the trap device proadapt ed rest upon said supporting brackets, out of contact with the base pan; the

said cylindrical side walls consisting of a thereon a removable locking strip adapted to coact with two of said reinforcingv strips .-to"hold them together; longitudinal stays comprisingstrips" of sheet metal; folded upon themselves connected at-their ends to the reinforcing strips andto the foraminous material at intermediate points; a capplate adapted to be retained y friction in the upper end of the cylindrical walls; and an entrance funnel adapted to be retained by friction in the lower end of the cylindrical walls. v 2. In an-insect trap the combination of a base pan-having ears cut therefrom and bent back to for-msupporting brackets; cy-

Mlindricalside walls for the trap adapted to rest upon said brackets out of contact with the base pan, the said side walls consisting of ashe'et of foraminous material reinforced at itsedges with sheet metal strips; alocking strip adapted to be moved longitudinally into" engagement with two of said reinforcing strips to hold the side wallsin cylindrical form; a plurality of longitudh nal stays connected at their ends to the reins I forcing strips and-at intermediate points to sheet of foraminous material reinforced at its edges with sheet metal strips crimped the foraminous material; a cap plate adapted tobe retained by friction in the upper end: of tithe cylindrical walls; .and an en trance funnel of foraminous material adapted to be. retained by fri'ction in the lower end of the cylindrical walls.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. THOMAS, G. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

FREDA. GIssLER, J. E. TAYLOR.

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